Cuando se nos presenta el conflicto entre ciencia y religión, da la sensación de tratarse de una confrontación inevitable desde el comienzo de los tiempos. Sin embargo, el dilema es relativamente reciente -apenas se originó...
La relación entre ciencia y religión -y en particular el cristianismo- necesita siempre entenderse a la luz de los avances en ambas áreas del conocimiento y la reflexión humana. Esta serie de ensayos recogidos por Peter Harriso...
Esta es la primera guía completa de las 434 especies de aves marinas del mundo, tras la publicación de la guía de Harrison en 1983: Seabirds: An Identification Guide. Cubre todas las aves marinas conocidas, empezando con los patos...
Esta obra es poco habitual entre las guías de aves. Peter Harrison une a su papel de autor el de ilustrador para producir una guía que se ha convertido en la obra de referencia indispensable sobre las aves marinas. El texto se ocupa de l300...
It is increasingly clear that histories of secularization are not simply dispassionate descriptions of the decline of religious belief and practice in the West. Rather, such narratives often seek to celebrate secularization, promote some version of it,...
Above Lake Teresa in the quiet hills of Provence, the new Auberge du Lac private retirement home opens its doors for the first time. Amongst the new residents are Charles Drew, a retired policeman with an unusual hobby and Daphne Ferris, retired secretary...
Peter Harrison has lived in France for over thirty-five years. He recounts some of his memories which have resulted in so many of his poems. From his arrival in Provence with his family and working as a chef in the Var, to his often exasperating but amusi...
When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy, some to the speculations of natural philosophers of ancient Greece. Others have opted for early modern...
A psychological thriller based on the theme from the bestselling book "Children That Time Forgot" by Mary and Peter Harrison Peter and his American wife, Mary, are successful authors completing a trilogy of books about the paranormal. Peter's...
The original idea came to co-author Mary Harrison when she observed her youngest son, Leon, trying to pick flowers from a floral pattern on her bed cover. The infant's actions seemed so quirky and amusing that Mary was prompted to write a letter to...
When I opened my office in Archer Street, Piccadilly London business was very slow. I then started booking all the beat clubs and coffee bars in Soho. But the business only became a success when I focused my efforts on Colleges & Universities. I then...
The book's primary aim was to present the children's stories in a neutral, non-judgemental way and let the reader decide. The original idea came to co-author Mary Harrison when she observed her youngest son, Christopher, trying to pick flowers...